The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), rarely ever even seen by the public but nonetheless hard at work each low-water season, is an indispensable part of… Read More
Features
Stories on some of the unique and colorful people who populate the barge industry. Human-interest articles on companies and individuals who make a difference in people’s lives, all while keeping the boats and barges moving.
Life, with all its twists and turns, rises and falls, can be a lot like a river. Sometimes it’s even like the Mississippi of old, an alluvial or meandering… Read More
Jo Ann Campbell (nee Salyers) is an independent consultant and owner of Salyers Solutions LLC with 45 years in the safety, training and risk management areas of the maritime… Read More
Even though I prepare corned beef throughout the year, I still like to make corned beef, cabbage, carrots and mashed potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day. However, here are… Read More
When you are on the boat, sometimes just a good ole pizza is enjoyable to eat. As a barge line cook I am unable to order pizza, so I… Read More
Each February in the “Wheelhouse” special issue of The Waterways Journal, we feature profiles of some of the captains who helm commercial vessels on the waterways. We hope you’ll enjoy… Read More
From pulling trap at an affluent gun club when he was a kid in Helena, Ark., to bringing a newly built towboat out of a shipyard located in Greenville,… Read More
Chad Verdin always knew he would wind up working on towboats. Reflecting on the 23 years he’s been a captain and the years on deck before that, he calls… Read More
For Capt. David Woodford, working on the river is in his blood. “My great grandpa was a pilot, and then my grandpa was a pilot,” said Woodford, 66,… Read More
The 10-year-old girl stood, waiting at the bus stop near her house, one Monday morning near the start of summer break. Her routine thus far that summer had… Read More
